Can't export indivduial clips with adjustment layers baked in

Render and Replace does not bake adjustment layers in Premiere Pro 2026

Product

Adobe Premiere Pro 2026

Platform

macOS / Windows (issue observed independent of OS)

Hardware acceleration: enabled (Metal / CUDA)

Summary

Render and Replace does not bake adjustment layers into rendered clips, resulting in exported individual clips that do not reflect timeline grading.

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new sequence.

2. Place multiple video clips on V1.

3. Add one or more Adjustment Layers on V2 / V3.

4. Apply Lumetri Color (or other video effects) to the adjustment layers.

5. Duplicate the sequence.

6. In the duplicate sequence:

• Select only the video clips on V1 (exclude adjustment layers).

7. Right-click → Render and Replace.

• Default settings (no handles or audio options available in 2026 UI).

8. Open one of the rendered clips in the Source Monitor or

9. Export the timeline using Export Selected Clips.

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Expected Result

Each rendered clip includes:

• All visual effects applied via adjustment layers

• Grading visible in the timeline and export

• Visual output matches the sequence monitor

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Actual Result

• Rendered clips do not include effects from adjustment layers.

• Exported individual clips appear ungraded.

• No warning or indication that adjustment layers were excluded.

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Additional Notes

• Adjustment layers are in the same sequence, on higher tracks, and directly affect the clips.

• Clips are not nested.

• Issue occurs with:

• Lumetri Color

• Simple test effects (e.g. Tint, Exposure)

• Baking via Preview Render + Use Previews does correctly include adjustment layers.

• This suggests a Render and Replace evaluation context issue rather than export failure.

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Regression

• Similar workflows functioned reliably in earlier Premiere Pro versions (pre-2026).

• Premiere Pro 2026 removed:

• Handle settings

• Audio inclusion toggles

from Render and Replace UI.

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Impact

This breaks common professional workflows where:

• Grading is applied via adjustment layers

• Deliverables require per-clip exports

• Render and Replace is expected to bake visual context

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Workaround

• Render sequence previews using an intraframe codec (ProRes / DNxHR)

• Export individual clips with Use Previews enabled

This workaround is slower and undocumented.

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Request

• Clarify whether adjustment layers are intentionally excluded from Render and Replace in Premiere Pro 2026

• Or restore consistent baking behavior and/or user-facing warnings

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